Causes of World War I
11th Grade · Social Studies · 45 min
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Learning Objective
I can analyze the complex factors that led to the outbreak of World War I.
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand's chauffeur, Leopold Loa, made a wrong turn in Sarajevo, setting in motion a chain of events that led to World War I.
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The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princip, a member of a Serbian nationalist group, prompted Austria-Hungary to seek support from Germany to declare war on Serbia.
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Following Austria-Hungary's declaration of war on Serbia, a series of alliances triggered a domino effect, leading Germany, Russia, France, and Great Britain to declare war on each other.
